At 24 cents per round including shipping, that's a good price for NATO 9mm. However, I have never paid more than 20 cents for bulk 115 gr FMJ and I like it just fine for range ammo. An extra 4 cents per round really adds up with many thousands over the years.

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Back to ammo. In addition to a recent buy of the above mentioned favorites, I decided to pick up a case of German manufactured MEM 124gr NATO. On line reviewers said it is lower pressure than NATO, thought NATO was NATO, but I even seen some advertisement for 115gr NATO which just doesn't seem right at all!

Anyway, I've set this MEM aside in wait for an associate from Germany to visit for some range time between work. Love to rub it in that I can mail order German stuff that he can't really touch in his home country.

Tye wrote:Ythought NATO was NATO, but I even seen some advertisement for 115gr NATO which just doesn't seem right at all!

NATO standard is NATO standard, but the term "9mm NATO" is often inappropriately used synonymously with 9x19mm. While all 9mm NATO are 9x19mm, not all 9x19mm are 9mm NATO. If they can't even label their ammunition appropriately, I would also question their overall competence in loading it.

Just thought that I'd add, MEM 124 NATO out of Germany is good stuff as well based on groups. I didn't chrono it myself, but allegedly is slightly less powered than NATO?? Hmmm . . . thought it was NATO.

Anyway, I don't have as much stick time with yet, but the first couple of hundred rounds down range with 124gr Aguila in the same guns mentioned above works nicely indeed!